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Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Salary in Kansas

BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics · May 2025

Mean Annual
$42,810
-11.1% vs national
Hourly Wage
$20.58
 
10th Percentile
$35,520
Entry level
90th Percentile
$49,980
Senior level
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Salary Range

Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastics in Kansas earn between $35,520 and $49,980, with a mean of $42,810. The national average for this role is $48,170.

$42,810 mean
10th Percentile$35,52090th Percentile$49,980

How Kansas Compares

LocationMean Salary
Kansas$42,810
National Average$48,170
Oregon$58,530
Minnesota$56,470
Massachusetts$54,320
Vermont$54,310
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Data Source

Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, May 2025. Kansas. Hourly wages assume 2,080 hours/year.